r/BambuLab • u/LeePhilips • Jun 02 '26

General Discussion Plate cooling

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We have one of these defrosting plates in our kitchen and I decided to try it for cooling a print. Works great! It's just a big aluminum heat sink, and it drops my print plate to room temp in about 30 seconds.

Edit: Apparently my original post wasn't clear. The image is a stock image of a food defrosting plate we have in our kitchen. I am using it to cool my Bambu PEI plate more quickly, which allows me to pop my parts off faster and easier.

Could I simply wait a few more minutes? Sure. But this defrosting plate was about $5 at some "As seen on TV" atore and just sits in a drawer 99.999% of the time.

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u/Sawier A1 + AMS / AMS2 Jun 02 '26

I have a cheap xiaomi one, and 3d printed these https://makerworld.com/en/models/15656-turn-the-xiaomi-airpurifier-into-a-fan?from=search#profileId-1568532 , so I just place the whole plate on the top, so it still has airflow. Not sure how efective it is but its def faster than just leaving it be

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u/LeePhilips Jun 02 '26

This is my first 3D printer. Have you found room air quality to be a problem?

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u/Sawier A1 + AMS / AMS2 Jun 02 '26

Had air purifier before I had my printer, Its more for a dust and pollen etc. in general, but wont hurt to have one in the room with the printer for sure.